Absurd Notion

THE PREMISE upon which the U.S. Supreme Court changed the course of America from capitalism to collectivism was never more lucidly summed up than by James Kilpatrick in a recent column.

Kilpatrick quotes Justice William Brennan that the U.S. Constitution is to be construed in the light of the contemporary social and moral environment, and should not be held to the intent of the original framers of that document.

Apparently all the justices who have followed this precept over the last 50 years did so on the mistaken belief that nothing in life remains constant.

Only such an absurd notion could encourage the radical departure made by the court from so much of the original intent of the Constitution.

Throughout recorded history the attributes that separate great men from small ones have remained unchanged. Integrity, self-discipline, initiative, responsibility and common sense will be marks of greatness as long as man exists.

Only by deliberately disregarding those virtues have the Supreme Court and other appellate courts of the land reduced our nation to its present degree of mediocrity.

Only when our courts are again peopled by judges holding those qualities can we turn back to the course that made this nation the greatest on earth.